Alleged cartel leader wanted by the U.S. is captured in Mexico
Summary
Mexican authorities arrested Rafael Alvarez, known as “R2,” a regional leader of a Jalisco New Generation Cartel cell wanted in the United States on federal drug and firearms charges. Officials said he was wounded during the operation, which also led to 19 other arrests, and that information from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration helped locate him.Key Facts
- Authorities identified Alvarez as a leader of a CJNG cell known as “Los Rs.”
- The cell is linked to homicides, drug trafficking and extortion targeting people in the avocado industry.
- Mexico’s Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said Alvarez was receiving medical care after a shootout during his arrest.
- Harfuch said authorities arrested 19 other people in the operation.
- The DEA said Alvarez was wanted in the United States on federal drug trafficking and firearms charges.
- The Justice Department said Alvarez’s brother, Ramon Alvarez Ayala, known as “R1,” was arrested in Mexico earlier in 2026 on the same charges.
- Authorities have linked Alvarez to the killing of Carlos Manzo, a mayor who was killed a year earlier.
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